Jon Hopkins

Jon Hopkins announces new album, Singularity, out 4th May

Listen to new track ‘Emerald Rush’ now, plus new live dates announced for UK & Europe

Domino
is very proud to mark the return of Jon
Hopkins and his new album, Singularity, his first since 2013’s
breakthrough, Immunity. Singularity
is due for release on 4th May
2018. Along with news of Singularity, Hopkins has shared ‘Emerald Rush’ the first track to be
released from the album. Listen to the track and watch the animated video,
directed by Robert Hunter & Elliot below.

In addition to news of Singularity, Hopkins has announced a run
of live dates across the UK & Europe with US dates to be announced shortly.
He will also be making a number of festival appearances in 2018.

LINKS

Singularity begins and ends on the same note: a universe beginning, expanding, and contracting towards the same infinitesimal point. Where Immunity – his hypnotic breakthrough LP – charted the dark alternative reality of an epic night out, Singularity explores the dissonance between dystopian urbanity and the green forest. It is a journey that returns to where it began – from the opening note of foreboding to the final sound of acceptance.

Shaped by his experiences with meditation and trance states, the album flows seamlessly from rugged techno to transcendent choral music, from solo acoustic piano to psychedelic ambient. Its epic musical palette is visceral and emotionally honest: with a destructive opener full of industrial electronics and sonic claustrophobia and a redemptive, pure end on solo piano.

Exploring the connectivity of the mind, sonics and the natural world, Singularity reflects the different psychological states Hopkins experienced while writing and recording. It is a transformative trip of defiance from his initial sense of frustration at the state of the contemporary world to the ultimate conclusion that a true sense of peace and belonging can only come from nature.

Singularity is intended to be listened to in one sitting, as a complete body of work.

Singularity (WIG352) will be released on special
edition double gatefold coloured LP with photographic print, standard LP, CD
and digitally. You can also pre-save the album on Spotify here.